"The action of the play is as inevitable and eloquent as in Antigone: a clash of values and cultures so fundamental that tragedy issues: a tragedy for each individual, each tribe" Daily Telegraph
"This play, by the winner of a Nobel Prize for Literature, asks: 'On the authority of what gods' the white aliens rupture the world. It puts exciting political theatre back on the agenda. . . a masterpiece of 20th century drama" Guardian
Elesin Oba, the King's Horseman, has a single destiny. When the King dies, he must commit ritual suicide and lead his King's favourite horse and dog through the passage to the world of the ancestors. A British Colonial Officer, Pilkings, intervenes.
This edition features an interview with the author.
Commentary and notes by Jane Plastow
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- Authors:
- Soyinka, Wole
- Year Published:
- 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780413695505
- Number of Pages:
- 160
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Publication Date:
- 02/07/1998
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Series:
- Modern Classics
- Language:
- English
- Imprint:
- Methuen Drama
- SKU:
- 9780413695505